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| Resources for use at events related to Climate Change |
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Quiz/survey: *Measure your footprint (pdf) Drama: *Drama Planet Doctor (pdf) Activities to use with all ages at secular or worship events The Web of Life Get a circle of people (about 10). Give them 3 balls of wool, and ask them to throw the balls across the space between them, whilst holding on to the thread. Build up a web of wool. Eventually you will be able to balance an inflatable globe on the top of the web. It is a picture of the web of life, which is necessary to support life on the planet. Allow 2 or 3 people to let go of their threads whilst the globe is resting on the web. Eventually, perhaps quickly, the web will be so broken as to not bear the weight of the globe. Whilst the web of creation may be able to sustain a few breaks, eventually there will come a time when it is no longer able to sustain the abundant life that we know. We all need to ensure that our lifestyles are in harmony with the web of life, and ensure our connectedness with (rather than domination over) nature.
(You may like to do this in a garden, if possible, or set aside a quiet corner at your event. You could play a tape of the sounds of nature) Suggest people recall a favourite beauty spot and their experience of nature there. Ask them to think of three things they particularly enjoy about it and then to revel in the web of life. Perhaps this could lead on to making a personal commitment to becoming a more positive part of the web rather than a destructive force.
Exhibition: Life on the Edge - Reducing Vulnerability in Kenya. A photographic exhibition presented by Practical Action. There is a unique opportunity to borrow Practical Action's beautiful exhibition of 24 x one meter square images (so you need lots of space). It's new and at Eden till 2nd Sept. People and Planet are using it in November so it is currently available in the run up to and during OWW, so book now. For more details and see the exhibition online. Exhibition: A photo gallery: Harvest in El Salvador, about sustainable farming and energy efficient cooking; with captions. From Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) more on farming and good photos on page http://www.mrdf.org.uk/pages/food_and_farming.php Links to other organisations working on Climate ChangeLinks: ARC: Alliance of Religions and Conservation - this is a very useful resource for finding out how different religions view the relationships between man and environment CAFOD: see their 'Live Simply' Campaign Christian Aid lots on climate change and the 'Cut the Carbon' Campaign The Big Green Jewish Website: Connencting Judaism to the environment - Includes links to the Noah Project London Islamic Network for the Environment (LINE) (see paper "Islam and Climate Change: Perspectives & Engagement" by Dr Muzammal Hussain March 2007)
Methodist Relief and Development Fund [MRDF] discusses projects promoting sustainable farming and improved nutrition including one for women growing green vegetables in poly tunnels through the Himalayan winter in Nepal. Tell us about other links we should know about |
